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A Stained White Radiance
James Lee Burke Manufacturer: Avon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0380720477 |
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Cajun police detective Dave Robicheaux knows the Sonnier family of New Iberia--their connections to the CIA, the mob, and to a former Klansman now running for state office. And he knows their past, as dark and murky as a night on the Louisiana bayou.
An assassination attempt and the death of a cop draw Robicheaux into the Sonniers' dangerous web of madness, murder and incest.
But Robicheaux has devils of his own. And they've come out of hiding to destroy the tormented investigator--and the two people he holds most dear.
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Not his best.......2007-08-17
He Signs a Case with a Baseball Bat.......2007-06-13
JLB is the 'Bard of the Bayou'.......2006-07-08
Richer hues, more texture..........2005-09-15
Believe the two stars reviews.......2005-08-09
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STAINED WHITE RADIANCE (DAVE ROBICHEAUX)
JAMES LEE BURKE Manufacturer: Avon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0099144913 |
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A Stained White Radiance
James Lee Burke Manufacturer: Arrow ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0099415593 |
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A Stained White Radiance
James Lee Burke Manufacturer: Hyperion ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000K19MGC |
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A Stained White Radiance
Manufacturer: Recorded Books, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: 1556909993 |
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A Stained White Radiance 1st Edition
James Lee Burke Manufacturer: HYPERION BOOKS @ ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000W1AORG |
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5 Titles in Dave Robicheaux Series - Black Cherry Blues - A Morning for Flamingos - A Stained White Radiance - Dixie City Jam - Sunset Limited
James Lee Burke Manufacturer: various ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000Q1LI3G |
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5 Mass Market Paperback Titles in Dave Robicheaux Series - Black Cherry Blues - A Morning for Flamingos - A Stained White Radiance - Dixie City Jam - Sunset Limited
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9 Titles in Dave Robicheaux Series - Heaven's Prisoners - Black Cherry Blues - Morning for Flamingos - Stained White Radiance - In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead - Dixie City Jam - Burning Angel - Sunset Limited - Purple Cane Road
James Lee Burke Manufacturer: various ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000OH314Q |
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9 massmarket paperback Titles in Dave Robicheaux Series - Heaven's Prisoners - Black Cherry Blues - Morning for Flamingos - Stained White Radiance - In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead - Dixie City Jam - Burning Angel - SUnset Limited - Purple Cane Road
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Set of 10 Titles in Dave Robicheaux Series: 1) Neon Rain 2) Black Cherry Blues 3) Stained White Radiance 4) Dixie City Jam 5) Burning Angel 6) Cadillac Jukebox 7) Sunset Limited 8) Jolie Blon's Bounce 9) Last Car to Elysian Fields 10)Crusader's Cross
James Lee Burke Manufacturer: Various ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000VIB9RY |
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A Stained White Radiance
James Lee Burke Manufacturer: Avon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OGX3PY |
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Convergent Series
Charles Sheffield Manufacturer: Baen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0671877917 |
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Good hard sf ideas rather let down by execution.......2002-01-24
The descriptive part of the narrative - the science, the alien artifacts - are well done. In my view, the book is let down by two weaknesses, wooden characters and the pace of the narration. None of the characters really stick in your mind; they all seem to be rather two-dimensional and ordinary. In this regard I suppose the comparison to Arthur C. Clarke is quite valid :-) Where the author falls behind in comparison with great books employing the same setting is primarily in the pace of events. Things start off slowly, seem to get even slower in the middle, and only towards the end does the pace really pick up. This may be OK for some people, but not for me.
I don't mean to give a completely negative impression here. The book is not bad, in fact it is among the better ones of its kind. Maybe my expectations were set a bit high, after having read some of the author's shorter work first. Read it, if you can borrow it. Then compare with "Ringworld" (Niven)and "Rendezvous with Rama" (Clarke).
Good setup, but the ending disappoints.......2001-08-23
The hard thing about the "mysterious alien artifacts" theme is that if you've done the setup well the reader is wildly curious about the aliens and what astounding purposes their artifacts must have had, and doing a good ending is extremely challenging. It's hard to make the actual explanation as mind-bending and transcendant as the reader wants it, needs it, to be. The novels in "Convergent Series" are, unfortunately, an example of how the actual explanation of the enigma can disappoint.
Without giving the ending away entirely, it turns out that the aliens are basically pretty dumb. Their entire civilization was traumatized by one of those pseudo-profound questions that first year Philosophy students dissect endlessly in the pub, but that in fact evaporate under serious consideration. Their approach to working on the problem is utterly silly and implausible, and serves mainly as a plot device to get the characters to where they need to be for the next scene.
The book is certainly fodder for airplane reading if you have nothing else to hand. But there are lots better things out there...
Interesting........2000-07-07
Tom.......2000-07-06
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Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (Microscopy in Materials Science Series)
Midgley P A Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0750306556 |
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This is a comprehensive guide to CBED in all its guises suitable for TEM users at many levels but with the researcher in materials science firmly in mind. Experimental considerations applicable to taking high quality CBED patterns are fully discussed. Also includes explanations of the analysis of these patterns for conventional and advanced applications. An indispensable reference for researchers with full descriptions of the quantitative techniques now avaialble to compare directly measured (experimental) intensities with those simulated by theory.
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Convergent evolution in Chile and California: Mediterranean climate ecosystems (US/IBP synthesis series)
Manufacturer: exclusive distributor Halsted Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0879332794 |
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Convergent evolution in warm deserts: An examination of strategies and patterns in deserts of Argentina and the United States (US/IBP synthesis series)
Manufacturer: exclusive distributor Halsted Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 087933276X |
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Convergent Series
Larry Niven Manufacturer: Del Rey ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0345277406 Release Date: 1980-01-02 |
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Not a bad little intro to Niven........2002-04-08
Convergent Series is half previously published material and half new material written for this book, including five new Draco's Tavern tales and some new Known Universe stuff. (Some of the previously published stuff is proto-Known Universe material, as well.) If you're a Larry Niven fan, you know what that means. If you aren't, what it means is that this is a pretty good place to get to know Larry Niven.
There is (as there is in most science fiction; about 90% of this collection is solidly in the sci-fi vein, while a story or two is more in the straight mystery genre) a little of the annoying "this was put in just to make this sound like a science fiction story" claptrap here, but it's kept to a bare minimum, and Niven allows the stories to be carried by the characters and the plots within, rather than relying on gadgetry and technology to do the work for him. As such, Niven's science fiction is more accessible than a good deal of the hard stuff, and he's easily as readable as, say, Greg Bear. If you've not managed to glom onto Niven yet, thirty-five years into his career, this collection is a fine way to start. ***
Clever, thought-provoking, but not really all that good.......2001-05-05
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Convergent Series
Larry Niven Manufacturer: Del Rey/Ballantine ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000IW2DM8 |
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Absolutely convergent power series;
Frederick Bagemihl Manufacturer: University of Michigan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007H5E9S |
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Bulletin / University of Texas
Thomas Steele Holden Manufacturer: University of Texas ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B000892QSM |
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Convergent Series
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9991661247 |
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Convergent Series
Larry NIVEN Manufacturer: Del Rey Ballantine Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000KPCTIG |
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Milady Alex (The Secret World of Alex Mack, No. 15)
Diana G. Gallagher Manufacturer: Aladdin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0671006843 |
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Alex gets hit with a leather ball and knocked out cold........1998-12-19
Amnesia, oh no!!!!!!.......1998-06-13
Alex Who??????.......1998-02-17
Good Book But Not As Good As The Others.......1997-05-06
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The New York Times Jewish Cookbook: More than 825 Traditional & Contemporary Recipes from Around the World
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312290934 |
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From the food pages of The New York Times comes this authoritative, wide-ranging Jewish cookbook. Featuring nearly 800 well-tested recipes, this collection includes in-flu-ences from Northern Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. It celebrates the history, culture, culinary creativity, and enduring tradition of Jews around the world. Mimi Sheraton, food critic and cookbook author, provides introductions to the book as well as to each chapter. Editor Linda Amster organizes chapters to cover every course from appetizers to desserts. Delicious recipes include both tradi-tional favorites and more recent variations that update the classics with a contemporary twist. All recipes are kosher and include dishes from dozens of well-known writers and chefs such as Ms. Sheraton, Alain Ducasse, Joan Nathan, Claudia Roden, Daniel Boulud, and Wolfgang Puck.Customer Reviews:
L. Schler.......2007-01-10
Not Worth The Price!.......2006-05-03
A Great Big Collection of Published Recipes. Nothing Else.......2004-01-05
This is not an unworthy book. It sort of reminds me of the old Palgraveýs Golden Treasury of English Poetry, which collected works according to little rhyme or reason, except that the authors were English and wrote in English.
This book has three things going for it.
First is its size. With 825 recipes, someone looking for a recipe to accomplish a particular objective within the kosher rules, they have a good chance of finding one.
Second is the fact that all recipes have been published, but not all have been published in the pages of the New York Times. Some come from recently published books such as Marcus Samuelsonýs ýAquavitý. This means that each one has been editorially reviewed by one or more of professional editorial eyes.
Third is the obvious love and care with which the editor(s) have assembled the material. The introductory essays by Mimi Sheraton and Joan Nathan are informative and endearing.
Unfortunately, all sense of cohesiveness stops on the first page of Appetizer recipes. There is no trace of any scholarship which would help sort out the recipes by whether the originating tradition was, for example Ashkanazy or Sephardic.
The Chapters dividing the recipes are:
Appetizers
Soups
Fish
Poultry
Meat
Vegetables
Grains, Legumes, and Pasta
Salads
Light Fare for Brunch and Lunch
Trimmings, Savory and Sweet
Breads, Rolls, Bagels, and Matzohs
Desserts
There is no sense in which Jewish traditional food forms a cuisine in the same sense that Morocco or Turkey or Iran have a distinctive cuisine. Jewish food is an overlay on the existing cuisine of the region.
This is a very worthy book if you have few cookbooks and are in need of a more diverse selection of kosher recipes. It is interesting that there is no statement in the book saying that the validity of the kosher nature of the recipes has not been certified by any rabbinical authority. And note that a kosher recipe can easily be made non-kosher by using non-kosher ingredients. A reasonable price for a lot of recipes. If you want a more measured look at Jewish Cooking, check out Claudia Roden's book on the subject and her book on Middle Eastern food.
vicarious weight gain.......2003-09-07
It's failure, however, is one of overload, both in many of the recipies themselves, and in the number of inclusions. It gives insufficient weight to weight itself!! With so many of its readers and users in the constant battle of the waistline (and tushline), it provides little encouragement to minimalists and moderationists (new word, coined this morning).
Best read during the 2 hour break in services on Yom Kippur
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The New York Times Jewish Cookbook: More than 825 Traditional & Contemporary Recipes from Around the World
Mimi Sheraton Linda Amster Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OTBWI6 |
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